The Nairobi Rivers Commission and the Nairobi County government are finalising plans to turn the Kibagare River corridor into a continuous linear public park, stretching from Westlands through Parklands to Ojijo Road.
Kenyans.co.ke has established that the multi-agency initiative, led by the Nairobi Rivers Commission, combines enforcement operations against illegal riparian structures.
According to the Westlands Park Scheme Design aerial plan, reviewed by Kenyans.co.ke, the park alignment originates west of Ring Road Westlands, near the Sarit Centre and the Waiyaki Way interchange approaches.
The proposed green corridor follows the river southeast past Muthithi Road, Mpaka Road, and Parklands Road near The Oval, running alongside the Aga Khan Sports Club grounds towards First Parklands Avenue.
An aerial image of the proposed plan to build a public park along the Kibarange River in Nairobi's Parklands area.
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The scheme incorporates an open-air naturalised blue water channel flanked by a continuous green landscaped buffer zone which, according to the plans, will feature native tree planting, pedestrian walkways, and public parkland amenities.
While exact plot-by-plot acreage remains subject to ongoing field surveys, the public park will occupy a designated 30-metre to 60-metre control buffer zone measured from the riverbanks.
The project requires extensive de-canalisation to open up river channels currently piped or built over through commercial and residential estates, including the Oshwal Religious Centre complex.
The Oshwal Religious Centre Committee, led by Chairman Samir Chandaria, met with the multi-agency team on Friday, October 16, and committed to supporting the river restoration and park creation proposal.
Similar consultations have taken place with residents of Parklands Court, Brookside Drive, Grevillea Grove, and Ndovu Lane, where notices have been issued to clear structures constructed directly over the waterway.
Authorities and estate representatives have launched an immediate joint re-demarcation exercise to re-establish the river's natural alignment and resolve chronic culvert bottlenecks along First Parklands Avenue.
The Parklands Residents Association has instructed affected landholders within the river corridor to submit official property documents to the Nairobi Rivers Commission at Ardhi House for technical review.
The park forms part of broader Ksh50 billion Nairobi River regeneration frameworks designed to combine non-motorised transport trails, public recreational spaces, and pollution control.
A building being demolished along the Kibarange River in Nairobi's Parklands area, October 15, 2026.
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